All the various objects, subjects, persons, trades, vocations,
occupations and businesses within the City of Warrenton, Missouri,
including home occupations, herein enumerated shall be licensed, taxed
and regulated as provided for in this Chapter.

No
person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister
of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher,
professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant,
dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon
in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or
other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for
the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling,
and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation
as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such
license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.

No
person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent
or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor,
auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be
taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax
or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her
profession unless that person maintains a business office within the
City of Warrenton.

Upon every one of the sundry businesses, occupations and avocations
and every person, object and subject within this City, a license tax
shall be paid by said businesses, occupations, avocations, persons,
objects and subjects within the City as follows:

Any person desiring to procure a license for any of the purposes
mentioned in this Chapter shall apply to the City for the same. The
license granted by virtue of this Chapter shall be issued for a period
of one (1) year from the date of issuance unless otherwise specified.
Invoices for renewal of existing licenses will be issued a minimum
of thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date and will occur on
a monthly basis.

No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall
be assigned or transferred to another owner or location. No money
paid to the City of Warrenton for any such license hereunder shall
be refunded by this City or by any officer thereof.

No
license or permit provided for as required under this Code or any
other ordinance shall be issued by the City to any person until the
City personal property tax, where applicable, and occupational license
fee of the applicant for such license or permit shall have first been
paid.

No
license or permit provided for as required under this Code or any
other ordinance shall be issued or renewed by the City to any person
until the applicant for such license or permit shall have provided
verification from the State of Missouri that any applicable sales
taxes due are current.

Each
applicant for a business license under this Chapter shall submit a
statement from the Missouri Department of Revenue pursuant to Section
144.083.4, RSMo., stating no tax is due, which statement is a prerequisite
to the issuance or renewal of a City business license. The statement
required by this Section shall be dated within ninety (90) days of
submission of the business license application or renewal application.

A record shall be maintained in which all licenses granted are
listed showing the date of commencement of each license, party or
parties to whom the license was issued, on what business or occupation
and the amount of license tax paid.

Except where a specific procedure has been otherwise provided
in this Chapter and notwithstanding any other ordinance or provision
of the Municipal Code to the contrary, the Board of Aldermen shall
have the right to suspend or revoke any license provided for in this
Chapter for any cause which is deemed right and just. If the license
is revoked or suspended by the City's designee, the licensee may send
a written appeal within ten (10) days of the postmark of the notice
of revocation or suspension to the City Clerk for a hearing before
the Board of Aldermen. At least ten (10) days' notice of a hearing
shall be mailed to the licensee's last known address, which notice
shall state the time and place for a hearing on the suspension or
revocation and shall set forth the grounds in a general manner. The
licensee shall have the right during any such hearing to be represented
by an attorney and present witnesses or other competent evidence.

In addition to and as an alternative to the enforcement procedures contained in Section 605.080, any application for a business license may be rejected, or a license revoked (or suspended for a period up to thirty (30) days in cases where it has been previously issued, upon the determination that:

In case any licensee or employee of any business establishment required
to have a business license has a prior record of criminal convictions
or during the license period has pled guilty to or been convicted
of a violation of Federal, State or municipal law which violation,
in the sole discretion of the City of Warrenton, renders the licensee
or business establishment unfit to engage in such licensed activities;

Any
person, including any employer of any person, who fails to comply
with, or commits any violation of, any provision(s) of the Municipal
Code shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and shall be punishable,
upon conviction thereof, for an amount not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00). This fine shall be in addition to any other penalties
prescribed in this Code or ordinance of the City or the laws of the
State; and each day such failure to comply or such violation continues
shall be deemed a separate offense.

The City Clerk shall consult the Board of Aldermen when he/she
has reason to doubt the classification or the occupation of any person
applying to obtain a license, or the truth of the statements made
by such person; and the Board of Aldermen shall have full power to
decide the matter.